The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-02
OHINA's RANK AMONG NATIONS.
Sudden Rise of the Oriental Country
to PlacSfAA mong the Powers.

AIMING ehS Noiiu PoWVio 10 " i"i
the greatest change which this genera
ton has witnessed IN Asiatlc politics.
1t is scarcely yet six years since the
great empire stood as much outside the
politics of the world, and especially
the politics of Europe, as if she had be-
longed to separate and distinct plan
ct. A few observers ii is true who had
noticed recent ovents-the explanation
of the Panthays, the erasure of the
kingdom of Kashgar, and the deter
mined attitude assumed by Pekin when
demanding the retrocession of Kuldia
by the Russians-had begun to doubt
whether the vitality of China had been
moderated, but the statesmen of Eu-
rope paid her very little attention. The
dispatch of an ambassador to Europe
was considered rather an absurdity;
il was necessary to protect his suite
from insult in London by some rather
sharp sentences; and the French gov
eminent when it began its experiments
in Indo-China, openly pronounced the
Chinese empire TO be ane Qudnttte neg
hgeable. We ourselves delayed carry
ing out the treaty of Tientsin with a
certain Indifferent Incidence, and in
central Europe China was considered
an interesting geographical express
sion. Within six years this Indifference
has completely disappeared, and China
is recognized by all dplomatjsts as
state of first importance, which can ex-
eecise direct and serious Influence on
almost every great power,
She stands, in fact, in direct con-
tact with them. II is not too much to
say that the statement of Pekin could
overthrow any French ministry by
merely increasing their pressure on
Tonquin and encouraging the Anamese
TO attampt an Instruction. That is to
say, they could compel the French gov
eminent to ask for men and money
with which TO defend Their mdo-Chi-
nese possessions on scale which the
peasantry would assuredly not bear
and which, even If voted, would alien
ate the chamber. The Chinese are
quite aware OF this fact, and are even
now striking blows at France, which
exasperates the foreign Office in Paris to
the last degree. Pekin has decreed
that the old arrangement. confirmed by
a treaty in 1859, by which France is
the recognized protector OF Catholic
Chinese converts, shall be abrogated,
and, though NJ. de Freycinet RACES and
threatens both the China and the pa
pacy, the change under which the pope
will plant nuncio in Pekin has al
ready been arranged and France will
have no remedy except in Impractical
BILE war. The Chinese couldin Burmah
make everything difficult for the Brit
ish government, which, again has eve
Nv reason to desire their friendship, not
only because the opium revenue depends
upon it, but because, in any grand
struggle with Russia, the alliance with
Oh ma might enable us TO effect n seri-
Gus diversion, perhaps TO embarrass
the government OF St Petersburg
more than by amy direct attack in the
Black sea. The Indian government,
acting in unison with that OF
China would control nearly
half the human race, and
could exert force in Asia with which
even the masses of soldiery at the dis
posal of the car would be unable to
contend. To Russia, indeed, China is
one of the most formidable of states,
becausabv an invasion of Manchooria,
or of TIE territory west of Kuldja, the
Chinese emperor can, at discretion,
compel st. Petersburg either to submit
to defeat which would be followed by
instructions throughout Aslatic Russia,
or TO forward m army over 5000 miles
of an inhospitable country at an expense
which would be ruinous to any treasury
in the world. One can hardly imagine
worse position than that of Russian
emperor with II European war on hand
yet compelled to defend his ascendency
in Tritary against general like Tso.
In Paris. London. and st. Petersburg.
therefore, the Marquis Tscng is one of
the most honored and influential of
diplomates and even in Berlin he is re-
ceved with marked respect, for Prince
Bismarck never forgets that Slav and
German may some day be compelled
to try issue of war, and he has ideas
about ships. colonies, and commence.
which Pekin can materially aid or
thwart. Indeed the influence of China
stretches even beyond Asia and
Europe. for Washington is anxious
about Chinese trade; has most delicate
questions to settle about Chinese inn
migrants, and only last week voted n
considerable indemnity to Pekin. In
cons Iteration of outrages suffered by
Cinnamon at the hands of roughs up
on the Pac lie slope. No other Asiaiic
state enio anything approaching to
the same influence or is IN the least
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